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THE CHANGE MAKER’S GUIDE TO NEW HORIZONS
CHAPTER 12: SUSTAINABLE FUTURES

• Education and sociocultural sustainability initiatives can simultaneously promote
income and employment as well as improve social and environmental wellbeing.

• Protection of natural spaces and biodiversity and the reduction of environmental risks

will improve the health and safety of the population and increase the potential for

innovative ideas for economic prosperity.

The Sustainable Development Goals

There is a growing expectation (societally and legally) for organisations to demonstrate their

credibility and approach to sustainblility in a wide range of ways. This may be through

monitoring, reporting and certification based on their practices and procedures. Pressure to

do this may come from many directions including institutional traditions, rules and
regulations, political will, social movements and media pressures. Such an approach may

become the key focus of an organisation. For example, one practical way of your organisation

demonstrating its commitment to a sustainable future might be to actively adopt and

contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Sustainable Development Goals. Source: United Nations (2020)

For many leaders, SDGs are a good place to start as they offer goals, define targets and help

to focus the ambitions for an organisation. They are helpful in demonstrating

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